poleaxe
Americannoun
noun
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another term for battle-axe
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a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other
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an axe used by butchers to slaughter animals
verb
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Etymology
Origin of poleaxe
C14 pollax battle-axe, from poll + axe
Example Sentences
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But all of that is merely the amuse-bouche to the main appeal that “Veep” offers—pure, unadulterated cynicism, offered sparingly in 30-minute doses so as not to poleaxe its audience.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2015
There were poached rabbits on strings swung around heads, bigger and bigger swords pointed until the hysterical Olivia staggers out with a poleaxe and Rylance-style, usurps them all.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012
"Ser Rodrik should teach me to use a poleaxe. If I had a poleaxe with a big long haft, Hodor could be my legs. We could be a knight together."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
A German foot soldier's poleaxe used, at the end of the fourteenth century is shown in Fig.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Keith, acting under previous instructions, promptly seized a helmet and poleaxe and made his way to the front.
From The Gray Dawn by White, Stewart Edward
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